Washington irving biography of mohammed by essad

Important because of the author, there are many better and more authoritative biographies of the Prophet.

This one is significant because Irving is a significant American literary figure.

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English Language Teaching · Health & Personal Washington Irving.

By age 35, Muhammad had become a very respected figure in Mecca and had taken 'Ali into his household.

First published in translation in , this work treats the story of Mohammed's life within the historical setting of Arabia and the life and character of its.

Detailed analysis of Mohammed's biography leads one to conclude that he Washington Irving, Washington Irving's Life of Mohammed (Massachusetts.

The Messenger of Allah: A Biography of Muhammad Rasulullah (Salla Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam).

Born in 1783, this particular work was started in 1826 and finally published in 1850 as part one of a larger work entitled Mahomet and His Successors. Irving is probably best known at this time for his short stories such as Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

But as evidenced here, he took a deep interest in Islamic civilization, being inspired while living for a time at the Alhambra palace in Spain. To me what is of special interest is the extent to which an American of Irving's influence and import had knowledge of Islam and made this knowledge available to his readers in English during the mid-1800s.

Irving's account suffers from biases that seem to fit with his time and his personal temperament.

He is entertaining but did not intend controversy, whi